Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-22
Correspondence of THE MINER
COUNTY.
Prospective Mines and their Owners
Development WOrk-SOcial, Etc.

Development Work-Social, Etc.
WooDvILLE, January Is, 1887.
Southeast from the promising field rep
resented by the chain of BuddH mines, the
Horst and Wakefield properties are o
tered. The Pole-hen, owned by Robert
Wakefield, has three shafts sunk, IS, II
and 10 feet respectively. The ore body is
from 16 inches to 5 feet in width, and
assays from 6 ounces to 100 ounces per
ton. The Little Emma lays between the
Pole-hen and Silver King. The tunnels are
in 100 feet and 60 feet. They are run
northwest and southwest in order. The
vein, so far, only shows 5 feet between
walls, and gives ore averaging from SIS to
500 per ton. Mr.. Wakefield is the fortu-
nate owner of these properties as well as
OF the Sleeper and Wake Up. two more very
expended about $4,000 in prospecting
and with results which are gratifying.
THE LAST CHANCE,
owned by Duffy and others, is being worked
by seven men. They are now down so feet,
and are shipping ore which goes by battery
carry SO much gold hat works for the
leads are already ordered for the spring
output, and the proprietors are confident
as to the results.
SOMETHING NEW.
On the range, northeast from the Fourth
OF July, a new lead has been found, sup
possibly an extension of that famous
mine. The owners are already preparing
to put up hosting aud other works in the
coming spring. The ore body is from IS
inches to 5 feet in width, and, like the
Alice mine, pitches north instead of south,
as do the major portion Of the leads in
this section. The groupings can be readily
traced for a distance OF three miles, and
two claims have already been taken up and
placed upon record, with the names OF DR..
Bishop and Daniel Searles as two of the To-
Gators and claimants. There are but three
individuals connected with this new find.
The ore averages from $50 (second CLASSY
to $47O first class. The find was made
accidentally by the prospector's jenny.
The prospector was in the bills with his
and pack animals. The latter were
pector tumbled to a find" The Jenny
kicked, the man in charge drove her away,
and after two hours work uncovered the
lead, which will hereafter be known and
recognized as the
HAAnAcs
Is the jenny or the prospector and his
entitled to the claim? Here is the
question: The prospector was owned by
Searles and DR.. Bishop. The jenny
was owned by a friend of the prospector.
The p%rospector had the jenny on proba-
She kicked up the snow and discov-
cred the mine. TIE owner of the jenny was
in New York at the time. And now comes
the owner and claims his just dues. The
is dead, having fallen down a shaft
0 n the return home.
GRAND BALL.
On Saturday evening last the Park hotel,
with evergreens, with waxed
floor, and graced with beauty unadorned
Butte and the country generally, was
the scene OF a most enchanting party.
Mr.. John Floyd, postmaster and
also the leading merchant in this
Ilatttllse y CITY, r sszssead LED ,S an invitation to the
and Judge VIM. Noonan acted az .
committee OF reception. McGarv and Al.
'xander's string band furnished music. The
p or rather banquet, the first ever
e1 oeiore a multitude in Woodville, was
prepared by Mr.. Fred Norton and MRS,
Ann Bray. 1t was duly noted and taken
OF as shown by the castronomic
upldlty OF the gut SITS. All in all it was a
ecnerche affair, and so ably conducted |
nat the motto. Gin Floyd we trust" has
cen planted in every home in Jefferson
Music, supper, lights, everything.
l TACT, was au iait.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Snow lie about three feet in depth. Stage
on tlme-some times. Wood ia qoino IN
with prices. Sherman lost another horse
ST evening. Charcoal has advanced
Tobaggan clubs are barred. Messrs
lerman q Lidholm have just opened a
Nv oioullstlc pleasure resort and find an
OF customers. . Their stock ;s
'mmplete. New buildings are rapidly going
IN consideration of the fact that two
will pass through the ark the
ming season. GmIua" @' ~ Viz